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the paint is original except for the flywheel cover which someone painted blue at one time . I would like to keep the original paint and patina on the machine, so i am just starting to wax it up to keep it from getting any worse. but I would like to at least repaint the cover back to the original green like the rest of the machine . does anybody know where you can get this old green color in a spray can ? maybe ? also thanks to everyone for the info and welcoming me to your site . and sorry for not logging back in for awhile.

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Got everything back together on the Power-Pak yesterday. It's so simple I had the thing together in less than an hour

There is one small problem though... Wont start!

Generally I make sure the engines run before I tear them down but the points push rod was frozen in place and couldn't test for spark or fire without having to totally dismantle the engine.... I think its the coil

Sparks great sometimes then other times hardly nothing at all. Points and condenser have been replaced so thats not an issue.

I didn't have any other coils to test with. I was able to have it run about 2 seconds so I know its not a timing issue.

Looks like the coil is NLA and no one that I know has replacements! The ones on the 8B's and similar are all mounted in reverse compared to this one Looks like I may have to pony up some $$ and hopefully get a NOS one from one of the dealers on the web.

Power-Pak is together!

Stole a magneto off another engine I forgot I had laying around and she fired right up!

Just need Decals

-Antiquetractors:

Took some pics of the clutch lever but forgot dimensions

Do you have everything else underneath such as the springs to slide the engine back and forth?

your machine looks real nice . may I ask where do you get that exact same green paint? where can i buy it ?

Thank you bolens 1000 . your machine looks awesome . do you have any idea why mine has a bolens decal on the top by the handels? and yours has a nameplate? Maybe you have the first year made? and maybe mine is newer? Any idea on what years these 2 were made ? The machine I have was left by a previous owner of my brothers house . It was in the shed amongst other junk and I never realized what it was, or that it was special . My brothers wife told me to dig it out and junk it . when i finally got the bug in me to dig it out . I brought it outside the shed and couldnt believe how unique and cool it looked . and old I love old things of all types I restore old cars as a hobby so I hunted the internet for info on it and I could not find much about it untill I came across your thread on this site. The machine will be safe now and I will be its caretaker untill i am too old. Then I will make sure it gets sold to someone who will care for it the same . it will never get junked like almost happened to it . thanks for your info and help

Thank you bolens 1000 . your machine looks awesome . do you have any idea why mine has a bolens decal on the top by the handels? and yours has a nameplate? Maybe you have the first year made? and maybe mine is newer? Any idea on what years these 2 were made ? The machine I have was left by a previous owner of my brothers house . It was in the shed amongst other junk and I never realized what it was, or that it was special . My brothers wife told me to dig it out and junk it . when i finally got the bug in me to dig it out . I brought it outside the shed and couldnt believe how unique and cool it looked . and old I love old things of all types I restore old cars as a hobby so I hunted the internet for info on it and I could not find much about it untill I came across your thread on this site. The machine will be safe now and I will be its caretaker untill i am too old. Then I will make sure it gets sold to someone who will care for it the same . it will never get junked like almost happened to it . thanks for your info and help

The Power-Paks model number's make no sense at all. I have been trying to figure out if there is a better way to ID them but since production information is scarce the best way you can determine year would be the engine. (Assuming its original)

If the ID plates are still there whats the model of the Till-Pak and the Power-Pak?

Thank you bolens 1000 . your machine looks awesome . do you have any idea why mine has a bolens decal on the top by the handels? and yours has a nameplate? Maybe you have the first year made? and maybe mine is newer? Any idea on what years these 2 were made ?

Looking this over again and using the information Bruce posted above I would say your machine is a couple years older than mine.

Yours looks to have the "Updated" sliding engine feature which came out in 57'.

I have been looking for a good picture of a Briggs & Stratton 6BH engine - the first of their aluminum block engines - for a book that I am writing about Milwaukee's industrial heritage (B&S is located in Milwaukee and used to manufacture its engines here). Your pictures of your restored tiller are great - and the engine seems to be a 6BH.

I have been having a devil of a time finding a suitable picture for the book. Would you mind if I used a picture of yours? I'd simply grab it from this forum, if you don't mind.